advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

CCCOER Advisory MeetingSept 18, 2013, 2:00 pm Eastern

1-888-886-3951(Passcode: 838046)

CCCOER Advisory MeetingSept 18, 2013, 2:00 pm Eastern

1-888-886-3951(Passcode: 838046)

Collaborate Window Overview

Audio & Video

Participants

Chat

Agenda• Welcome New Members –• Introductions• Announcements:

– California Community College Chancellor’s Office Announcement

– New Open Textbook from Georgia– BCcampus Open Textbooks First 15

• Kirkwood Community OER Project Spring 2013• OER Research Hub Fellowship Update• Fall Conferences and Events• Fall CCCOER Webinars• Next Meeting: October 16?

Welcome

Please introduce yourself and your OER projects.

Your hosts:– Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director at Open

Courseware Consortium– James Glapa-Grossklag, President of CCCOER Advisory Board;

Dean, College of Canyons

Special Guests:

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Welcome New Members

•Broward College, Florida

•Tri-City Cuyahoga College, Ohio

•American Public University System

•Kentucky Virtual Library

CCCOER Members

Announcements

• British Columbia

• California

• Georgia

• Others?

Largest Community College SystemEmbraces Sharing

• The California Community College system now requires all grants or contract produced materials to have CC-BY license.

– Dr. Barbara Illowsky

U.S. History Open Textbook

• University System of Georgia releases peer-reviewed open text.

– History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877

• Dr. Marie Lasseter

http://upnorthgeorgia.org/?page_id=2181

BCcampus Open Textbooks

• First 15 of 40 open textbooks available for faculty with peer reviews

• Adopting Open Textbook MOOC from Sept 23-Oct 18.– Registration open

http://open.bccampus.ca/forums/topic/list-of-textbooks-with-reviews/

Kirkwood OER Project

• Kate Hess, Librarian &

OER Champion

– http://guides.kirkwood.edu/opentextbooks – http://oeratkirkwood.wordpress.com/– https://docs.google.com/document/d/

1zkn0j6A21LQDutzXgVU1CwZONf2D_FhpoRon0M1jSm0/edit?usp=sharing

 

•Document impact of OER on teaching and learning (research)

•Share best practices for adoption of OER through PD & outreach

•Promote integrations of OER into college curricula (case studies)

CCCOER Priorities

OER Research HubCommunity College Collaboration

• Use of OER leads to critical reflection with evidence of improvement in practice.

• Participation in OER pilots leads to policy change at institutional level.

• Open education models lead to more equitable access to education

• OER adoption at institutional level leads to financial benefits for students and/or institutions

OER Research Hub

• Fellowship August 2013

• Upcoming Webinars Sept - January

• Opportunity to participate – Faculty Surveys available now– Admin. Interviews (online & in-person)

• West coast & Utah late October/early Nov• Florida mid-February

CCCOER Case Studies• Questionnaires going out in September

– What open educational projects is your institution involved in? Original Motivation?

– What has been the impact on your institution, professional practices, and/or students?

– What is the evolution of open education at your institution? Sustainability and Growth plans?

Fall Webinars (Wed, noon PT, 3:00 ET)

•10/2 Librarians Lead the Way:– Indian River College, SPARC, & PLoScience

•10/30 Open Textbook: Adoption & Sustainability - Bccampus, Orange Grove, & Open Course Library

•11/13  Fostering Open Policy at Your Campus– Maricopa, Tacoma, Canyons, Creative Commons

•12/11 California Community Colleges Share It Forward

Meet up at Fall Conferences

Conference Location Date

Ohio Affordable Textbook Summit Cleveland, OH Sept 27

EDUCAUSE Anaheim, CA Oct 16-18

Association for Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Las Vegas Oct 22

Mid-South Distance Learning Conf Memphis, TN Oct 23-25

Foothill Community College Tech Los Altos, CA Oct 24-25

San Jose State Open Access Unconference

San Jose, CA Oct 25

OPEN ED 2013 Park City, UT Nov 6-8

AMATCY Anaheim, CA Nov 1

DET/CHE San Jose, CA Dec 4-6

Thank you for participating!

• Next Advisory Meeting:

October 16, 2:00 pm (EST)